Archive · 10 Dec 2025
Andhra Pradesh Forms Task Force for Scrub Typhus
The leader of Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, has created a special team of doctors from all over the world to help stop a sickness called scrub typhus.
This team will visit different places and give advice on how to prevent the sickness.
The officials said that even though there have been many cases of scrub typhus, no one has died just from this sickness.
They also said that other sicknesses like dengue and malaria are happening less this year because of better cleanliness and more testing.
The leader wants to make sure that all sicknesses are brought down to zero with the help of different departments working together.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu forms a special task force of national and international medical experts to study scrub typhus.
1,592 scrub typhus cases reported in Andhra Pradesh, with 420 in Chittoor district.
No recent deaths clinically attributed to scrub typhus; nine deaths examined were due to other health complications.
Seasonal diseases in the state have fallen by 48% over the past year, including significant declines in dengue, malaria, chikungunya, and Japanese encephalitis cases.
CM instructs large-scale public awareness campaign on prevention measures and systematic implementation of task force recommendations.
- Who
- Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and health officials in Andhra Pradesh
- What
- Formation of a special task force to study scrub typhus and recommend measures to eliminate the disease
- When
- Tuesday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Why
- To address the rise in scrub typhus cases and prevent the spread of the disease
- Total Cases (2023)
- 1,592
- Chittoor District Cases
- 420
- Statewide Rank for Cases
- 8th
- Tamil Nadu and Odisha Cases
- 7,000 each
- Dengue Cases (2024)
- 5,555
- Dengue Cases (2023)
- 2,452
- Malaria Cases (2024)
- 7,871
- Malaria Cases (2023)
- 7,010
- Chikungunya Cases (2024)
- 266
- Chikungunya Cases (2023)
- 142
- Japanese Encephalitis Cases (2024)
- 11
- Japanese Encephalitis Cases (2023)
- 2